Branch Manager

We are seeking a Branch Manager who can exhibit strong leadership qualities and ownership for the responsibility of running the Branch and the employee’s day to day activities, demonstrating experience in the Management of 35 or more staff, and administration and an awareness of Health and Safety.  The successful applicant will have the ability to oversee various disciplines such as Despatch, Stores, and Delivery ensuring they run efficiently and smoothly on a day to day basis.  Responsibilities within this role include:

•              Ensuring that the branch works productively and is cost effective

•              Overseeing best utilisation of vehicles

•              Satisfactory levels of stock; despatch

•              Despatch and Transport including the safe loading, route planning, optimisation of the fleet usage and vehicle maintenance records

•              Monitoring Drivers hours

•              Ensuring the maintenance of the vehicles including: Servicing, Mot, Tax renewal via National Manager

•              Organising and managing all staff within the branch

•              Branch administration is dealt with according to Company Policy and Procedure

•              Dealing with staff issues as necessary both work or personal related as necessary

•              Monitoring our Health and Safety of the site and its employees

•              Ensuring productivity and cost effectiveness in the Branch, including employees, continuously

•              Reviewing resource requirements for maximum benefit to the company at minimum cost

•              Safety and Security of the site

•              Risk assessments for the site

•              Training and Development of staff as necessary

You will need to be a flexible, proactive, positive, assertive person and be good at forward planning along with the ability to multi task but to always be able to remain logical and calm.

Salary £48,000 per annum. The role is based in Bedford

Dunster House is a growing International Company currently employing approx. 450 Staff in the UK and is a well established international family run Company that Manufactures and Retails a large variety of Timber Lifestyle Products which are sold throughout the UK from our current Branches in Bedford, Scunthorpe, Warminster, Basingstoke, Liverpool, Faversham, Witham, Cumbernauld. Distributing also manufactured  products from our 3 European sister companies.  6 of our current Branch Managers are ex Army SNCOs            

To find out more about us visit our website.

If you feel you have the drive and ambition to become part of a growing and successful business with career opportunities then please write to me, with a covering letter, on

1. Why you are suited to this job
2. What attributes you could bring to the position

Applications to be submitted either by post to: C D Murphy MBE, Dunster House Ltd, Caxton Road, Elms Farm Industrial Estate, Bedford, MK41 0LF.